# Turinjikollai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/turinjikollai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Turinjikollai Turinjikollai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,758 people in 424 households**, the 65th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,758people (2011) - 424households - 86.9%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Turinjikollai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Turinjikollai is 608704.** Turinjikollai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatThurinjikollai - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636741 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turinjikollai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)53 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Turinjikollai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Turinjikollai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Erumbur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Turinjikollai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. About 65% of the 703 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Turinjikollai Of every 100 households in Turinjikollai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Turinjikollai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **69% Tap water ****99%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **70% Use banking services ****46%** **44% Television ****97%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Turinjikollai? ■ Turinjikollai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653** **899 Working population ****66.1%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.3% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 768 (66%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram - Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai1,818 people - T.Neduncheri1,817 people - Ayipuram1,808 people - Nanjalur1,765 people - Vadakkuthittai1,738 people - Jayamkondapattanam1,732 people - Manjakkollai1,728 people - Nakkaravanthangudi1,724 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turinjikollai?608704 - How far is Turinjikollai from Cuddalore?53 km by road - What is the population of Turinjikollai?1,758 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turinjikollai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Turinjikollai?86.9% (Census 2011)